Lockheed Martin Corp. Receives Massive Contract Of F-35’s For The US And UK Forces

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Lockheed Martin Corp. has now received a massive contract to produce the F-35 fighter plane for the US and UK forces. The contract is worth $3.48 billion and the company is asked to build 31 aircrafts for UK and the US. The announcement of this deal was made in the Pentagon on the 19th November.

As per the deal, 16 F-35B STOVL aircrafts would be manufactured for the marine corps, four F-35C’s for the Navy and 10 F-35A’s conventional landing aircrafts for the Air Force. One STOVL F-35C would be made for the British Royal Navy. These aircrafts are said to be delivered by the year 2013.

The F-35 is a fifth generation fighter aircraft which has been built by Lockheed Martin with the corporation of several countries, and thats the reason it is called the Joint Strike Fighter or the JSF. As of now this aircraft has not been officially inducted into any of the world’s forces, but it can be predicted that in the coming few years, this fifth generation fighter will be seen replacing most of the jets in the US and UK forces.